Than the yoga in a hammock is good?

Anti-gravitational yoga – the particular physical treatment designed to improve physical health, to increase dexterity and external appeal. The innovative technique organically united classical yoga and an opportunity to soar freely in air at meter distance over a floor. This type of yoga consists of a complex of acrobatic exercises on a special anti-gravitational hammock.



Dancing pases and asanas

The aero yoga was invented by the dancer Christopher Harrison to increase flexibility and dexterity of a body. Initially it was designed only for athletes and dancers. Over time elements of Pilates, rhythmic gymnastics and some dances were added to a set of exercises, and then the technique became available to everyone.



Christopher Harrison joined yoga in the 1990th year when he visited India. The former gymnast, and for that time the dancer, in time the infinite trainings strongly affected the health and understood that only the yoga will help to restore it, but Christopher did not want to forget dancing pases too. And in 15 years the surprising quintessence of classical yoga and artistic dance in air appeared. The new technique received the name anti-gravitational yoga. It includes more than three thousand poses and also yoga asanas.

To choose the aero yoga

The anti-gravitational yoga has three main directions: actually aero yoga, recovery aero yoga and anti-gravitational Pilates. The first of techniques represents itself merge of force and beauty of air gymnastics to internal tranquility and harmony of traditional yoga. Thus not only the comprehensive and general training of a body, but also calm of nervous system, through meditations and Shawasang is provided.



The recovery aero yoga is gentle, deep extensions for normalization of functions of a backbone and rehabilitation after injuries. This method well trains a backbone, hips and connecting body tissues. The recovery yoga opens opportunities for people with physical restrictions.

Anti-gravitational Pilates includes classical and modern exercises actually of Pilates and aero yoga. It is also good for a training of a backbone and formation of a beautiful muscular form.

Hammock as swing

Feature of this technique is the hammock – a strip of silk fabric which acts as support of a body or its certain parts during the occupations. Thanks to it it is possible to feel the real trapeze artist. The hammock as a soft trapeze or a swing works. Today there are two types of such hammocks: a continuous cloth, without any devices, and the hammock equipped with inserts, handles and even stirrups for hands. Both the first, and second option is made most often of very strong synthetic fabric. They are capable to sustain from 100 to 300 kilograms. Sometimes cotton models meet, but, according to producers, they very strongly lose to synthetics which is not wiped over time, does not absorb sweat, does not collect dust, does not sit down when washing and does not stretch.



The models equipped with auxiliary handles and stirrups help to facilitate occupations and significantly expand possibilities of practice. For convenience soft inserts which reduce the cloth pressure upon a body are provided in hammocks.

Main pluses

The anti-gravitational yoga has a large amount of advantages. Here only a few from them:

- strengthening top and lower body;
- the weakening and calming effect;
- decrease in load of a backbone, correction of its defects;
- acquisition of a tone of all muscles, improvement of an extension;
- significant improvement of physical shape already through several exercises;
- the occupations in direct, playful way which are not causing overfatigue;
- development of dexterity, balance and flexibility;
- improvement of an extension;
- increase in self-confidence and own forces;
- disposal of a stress, neurosis and bad mood.

Will suit not all

The anti-gravitational yoga needs to practice only on a hungry stomach, the set of exercises includes turning on a hammock on a stomach. The free, long clothes will disturb, in it it is easy to get confused therefore experts recommend to choose for occupations something fitting, but in too time convenient. Unprepared people, most likely will suffer at first from pains in muscles of hands and legs, but over time it will pass.



The yoga on hammocks is not recommended to people with the high blood pressure, malignancies, glaucoma and some other diseases therefore before registering in occupations, it is necessary to visit the doctor, and to ideally undergo full inspection. However, thanks to a hammock, it is available even to physically disabled people.



The same who has no contraindications to aero yoga, it is only possible to congratulate and wish to get acquainted with it somewhat quicker – it is a technique it is capable to present you absolutely new, indescribable feelings of flight and zero gravity. But, not to do much harm to the health and not to cause itself injuries, it is better to practice such yoga with the experienced trainer.